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Leniency programs as a tool for cartel detection and cartel destabilization, have been implemented since the early nineties. Theoretical work has shown that leniency programs can be effective in enhancing cartel detection and deterrence, but these effects are not straight-forward. It is even...
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Leniency programs as a tool for cartel detection and cartel destabilization, have been implemented since the early nineties. Theoretical work has shown that leniency programs can be effective in enhancing cartel detection and deterrence, but these effects are not straight-forward. It is even...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010304327
. This development is documented by various research papers, high-level exchanges between antitrust experts as well as an …
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. This development is documented by various research papers, high-level exchanges between antitrust experts as well as an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474669
Under ex ante access regulation entrants often claim that access fees are excessive. I show that this is only the case … strictly positive access fee which may exceed the efficient level. Ex post regulation facilitates this type of collusion and …
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Under ex ante access regulation entrants often claim that access fees are excessive. I show that this is only the case … strictly positive access fee which may exceed the efficient level. Ex post regulation facilitates this type of collusion and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098270
The appeals process - whereby the losing party of an administrative or judicial decision can seek reconsideration of their arguments before a higher institution - is an important mechanism to correct legal errors and to improve existing laws and regulations. We use data of 467 firm groups that...
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The duration of appellate court proceedings is an important determinant of the efficiency of a court system. We use data of 234 firm groups that participated in 63 cartels convicted by the European Commission between 2000 and 2012 to investigate the determinants of the duration of the subsequent...
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Bei Verstößen gegen geltendes Wettbewerbsrecht entstehen typischerweise Schäden durch überhöhte Preise und entgangenen Gewinn bei nachgelagerten Wirtschaftsstufen. Hierfür besteht ein gesetzlicher Schadensersatzanspruch. Auf europäischer Ebene wird derzeit ein Rechtsrahmen diskutiert, mit...
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Bei Verstößen gegen geltendes Wettbewerbsrecht entstehen typischerweise Schäden durch überhöhte Preise und entgangenen Gewinn bei nachgelagerten Wirtschaftsstufen. Hierfür besteht ein gesetzlicher Schadensersatzanspruch. Auf europäischer Ebene wird derzeit ein Rechtsrahmen diskutiert, mit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479056